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Maine’s yellow flag law use spikes after Lewiston mass shooting
John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The use of a Maine law that temporarily restricts access to guns during mental health crises has dramatically spiked in the month since the mass [Read More…]
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The Israel-Hamas war has college campuses on edge. How some are tackling the issue.
Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Colleges and universities across the United States are struggling to handle the ongoing debate over the Israel-Hamas war with pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protests erupting on campuses and federal agencies [Read More…]
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Police release internal investigation results in Jayland Walker’s death
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (AKRON, Ohio) — The Akron Police Department has finished an internal investigation into the fatal police killing of Jayland Walker, following a car and foot chase by police on June 27, 2022. [Read More…]
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Man using wheelchair dies from injuries after being attacked by 62-year-old suspect
Facebook / Austin Police Department (AUSTIN, Texas) — A 68-year-old man is dead after police say he was attacked by a 62-year-old man which left him with injuries that ultimately led to his death. The [Read More…]
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Trump fraud trial: Judge appears dubious of defense’s latest argument
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Super PAC backing Nikki Haley seeks to swing independent voters in bid to beat Donald Trump
Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of self-styled political independents filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission this week to launch a new Super PAC aimed at swinging independent voters to support former [Read More…]
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Rosalynn Carter to be laid to rest at family home after private funeral
CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Rosalynn Carter, who transformed the role of first lady as a trusted political partner to former President Jimmy Carter and carved out her own humanitarian legacy, will be [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Scoreboard roundup — 11/28/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Sacramento 124, Golden State 123 Boston 124, Chicago 97 New York 115, Charlotte 91 Cleveland 128, Atlanta 105 Brooklyn 115, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Number of suicides in the US in 2022 reaches record level: CDC
xijian/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of suicides in the United States has hit a record high, new provisional federal data shows. In 2022, an estimated 49,449 people died by suicide, which is 3% [Read More…]
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US life expectancy rose in 2022 due to fewer deaths linked to COVID-19: CDC
National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System (NEW YORK) — After two consecutive years of declines, life expectancy in the United States increased between 2021 and 2022, new provisional federal data shows. Life [Read More…]
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Cannabis use does not reduce long-term heroin use, study finds
Oksana Smith / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — People with heroin dependency don’t use less of that drug if they start also using cannabis, according to a new study. The findings cast some doubt on [Read More…]
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What to know about the Tesla Cybertruck ahead of its delivery event
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Since Tesla unveiled a prototype of its Cybertruck four years ago, the electric pickup truck has remained in the realm of preorders and earnings-call updates — [Read More…]
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‘Monarch”s visual effects whiz Sean Konrad makes monsters — but says the humans make the series work
Apple TV+ The Apple TV+ series Monarch: Legacy of the Monsters is now streaming, and while Godzilla and the other kaiju seen in the show aren’t real, it’s Sean Konrad‘s job to make you believe. [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: 12 hostages released in latest exchange: IDF
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: 12 hostages released in latest exchange: IDF
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]
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Palestinian student wounded in Vermont shooting breaks silence in message to classmates
Awartani Family via Reuters (BURLINGTON, Vt.) — One of the three students of Palestinian descent shot during an attack in Vermont spoke out in a text message read to his Brown University classmates during a vigil [Read More…]
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Rep. George Santos ahead of likely expulsion vote: ‘I don’t care’
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Embattled Republican Rep. George Santos remained defiant Tuesday afternoon ahead of a looming expulsion vote on the House floor — saying he didn’t care about the procedural [Read More…]
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Chris Evans has heard the rumors about The Avengers getting back together, but hasn’t gotten a phone call
Marvel Studios While appearing on The View, Chris Evans revealed he’s heard rumors that Marvel Studios has been thinking about getting the original Avengers back together. But what he hasn’t heard is his phone ringing. While on the chat show promoting Jinx, [Read More…]
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The North Pole is as close as New York City with ‘The Santa Clauses’ interactive experience
Bucket Listers The magic of the North Pole has landed at the Big Apple again, courtesy of Bucket Listers, the folks who have brought fans real-life pop-up environments from movies and shows including Barbie, Saved [Read More…]
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US warns Israel to fight in a more targeted way in Gaza, officials say
Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is warning Israel to fight in a more targeted way once the pause ends in order to avoid displacing more Palestinians and worsening the humanitarian crisis, senior [Read More…]